Eon is now a Big Boy

Eon is now 11 years old.. The events after his birth are still as fresh as if it happened yesterday..My laziness and my day to day activities have hindered me from updating this blog, not even on a yearly basis. I have a 3rd child now, so Eon is now a Kuya (Big Brother), my youngest is actually already 6 years old. I'm very thankful for the development of Eon, though he is delayed mentally. His motorskills are fine, but his speech and his mental age are like that of a 7 year old. He also has ADHD, and is so impatient with a lot of things. He throws tantrums whenever we try to test his patience. Considering everything that he went through when he was a baby, I'm always so grateful that he is self-reliant when it comes to eating, washing himself (in the toilet). Although he finds it hard to dress himself, he can put his own underwear and shorts on. Putting on a pants is a bit too much for him as of now so I still help him with it. He likes taking baths, and long showers, although he can lather and put shampoo on himself if he wants to, he still calls me to bathe him because he says"the germs are still there".. I think it's just his way of getting my attention. Everyday is a challenge, with his mood swings, and short temperedness. He's in school but he can't read and write as of yet.. Finances has been a struggle these last 5 years and his occupational therapy has been on and off. I wish I could have done more, as a parent of a special child, I think I will forever live with the guilt that I could not do more for my child as much as I would have wanted. I wish I could afford all the therapy, one on one tutors, regular doctor's visit, and provide him with all the healthy food choices money can afford. But I also know that all this guilt tripping will not help me or my family.. We just have to do the best we can, to the best of our ability, and just shower Eon with all the love we can give. I will forever be grateful that Eon has not had any seizures since he was 6 months old. My prayer is that Eon will be able to learn to live independently because I will not be able to be there for him for the rest of his life. But for you who are reading this blog, and are goind through the same experience that I did when Eon was a baby, never lose hope, just trust God and keep on praying.. Everything will be alright.. Your baby will be alright.. Keep the faith! Eon loves fishing

His last Christmas party at school before the Pandemic

Nature trip with Eon and his little brother, Liam

Eon's Thanksgiving Celebration

July 30, 2010, Eon and Adi were having a fever and we took them to the Doctor. On our way home, it was the yaya who was holding Eon in the car and I didn't know that his fever was already so high. When we got home, the yaya put Eon on the bed and I laid beside him so I can take a nap. Just when I was about to lie down, Eon starting shaking and he was already having a seizure. It's been a month since Eon had his last seizure, and I blamed myself for not checking his temperature right away and give him his medicine. The seizure lasted for about 20 or more seconds and he cried right after. I immediately gave him a dose of Paracetamol and his maintenance meds, Phenobarbital and Valproic Acid. His maintenance meds wasn't due for at least an hour, but I decided to give it to him earlier than usual so he doesn't have another seizure attack. At that moment, I prayed and asked God to make that his last Seizure attack. I also said in my prayer that I would throw a Thanksgiving Celebration after 1 year of Eon being seizure free. God fulfilled that promise, and I also fulfilled my end of the deal.

A year has passed since Eon had his last seizure attack, and We hosted a Thanksgiving celebration last July 31, 2011. I didn't invite that much people. I only invited our closest friends who were there during our darkest moments. The people who prayed and fasted for Eon's healing and recovery, after all, it was our means of saying "Thank You" to those who witnessed what the whole family went through and prayed with us throughout the ordeal. I personally invited LB Tabo Small Group # 2,the Four Corners, who sang a Thanksgiving song, and Pastor & Mrs. Sagabay. It was Pastor Sagabay who annointed Eon when he was at the hospital, and it was just fitting that he was the one to conduct the Thanksgiving message. It was a very intimate moment, joined by our closest friends to celebrate the gift of life and normalcy that God gave to my baby Eon.